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Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-06-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Fatou set
1, record 1, English, Fatou%20set
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Fatou dust 2, record 1, English, Fatou%20dust
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... for iterations of rational functions in general, the boundary points of one basin of attraction are the boundary points of all basins. These boundary points form a set that is now called a Julia set in Gaston's honor (the complementary set of complex numbers is appropriately called a Fatou set). 3, record 1, English, - Fatou%20set
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ensemble de Fatou
1, record 1, French, ensemble%20de%20Fatou
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- poussière de Fatou 2, record 1, French, poussi%C3%A8re%20de%20Fatou
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble [...] obtenu par une méthode itérative très utilisée, la méthode de Newton(approximation de la racine d’une fonction non linéaire). 3, record 1, French, - ensemble%20de%20Fatou
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Cas particulier d’un ensemble de Julia, construit par l’itération d’une transformation et formant, dans certains cas, une poussière de points déconnectés. 2, record 1, French, - ensemble%20de%20Fatou
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En 1918, Gaston Julia et Pierre Fatou ont démontré que, pour les itérations de fonctions rationnelles, les points limites d’un bassin d’attraction sont les points limites de tous les bassins d’un plan complexe. Le néologisme «poussière de Fatou» vient de B. Mandelbrot. 2, record 1, French, - ensemble%20de%20Fatou
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-03-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Dupuit assumption
1, record 2, English, Dupuit%20assumption
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Dupuit assumption holds that groundwater moves horizontally in an unconfined aquifer, and that the groundwater discharge is proportional to the saturated aquifer thickness. It was first designed by Jules Dupuit in 1863 to simplify the groundwater flow equation for analytical solutions. The Dupuit assumption requires that the water table is relatively flat, and that the groundwater is hydrostatic ... 1, record 2, English, - Dupuit%20assumption
Record 2, Key term(s)
- Dupuit's assumption
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- hypothèse de Dupuit
1, record 2, French, hypoth%C3%A8se%20de%20Dupuit
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les structures géologiques confèrent la plupart du temps aux systèmes aquifères des conditions qui privilégient l'extension horizontale devant l'extension verticale. Ceci a pour conséquence que, à l'échelle régionale, la composante verticale de l'écoulement peut être le plus souvent négligée au profit des composantes horizontales ou subhorizontales. Cette approximation, connue des hydrogéologues sous le nom d’hypothèse de Dupuit, est justifiée par l'absence de variations significatives de la charge(ou cote piézométrique) le long de la verticale au sein d’un aquifère, ce qui permet de ramener à deux le nombre des variables d’espace dont dépend la fonction h. 1, record 2, French, - hypoth%C3%A8se%20de%20Dupuit
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-03-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
- Biophysics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- turgor pressure
1, record 3, English, turgor%20pressure
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The pressure developed as the result of fluid in a turgid (swollen) plant cell caused by the osmotic diffusion toward the inside of a cell. 2, record 3, English, - turgor%20pressure
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Turgor pressure is the force that is exerted on a plant's cell wall by the water (in the cytoplasm) within the cell. The water presses against the cell wall from within, giving the plant cell rigidity, helping it keep its shape. Turgor pressure is the mechanism that changes the shape of the guard cells that open a plant's stomata, pores located on the underside of leaves. 3, record 3, English, - turgor%20pressure
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Saline soil environments can affect the necessary plant cell turgor pressure by disrupting the osmotic balance. 2, record 3, English, - turgor%20pressure
Record 3, Key term(s)
- cell turgor pressure
- plant cell turgor pressure
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
- Biophysique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- pression de turgescence
1, record 3, French, pression%20de%20turgescence
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- pression de turgescence cellulaire 2, record 3, French, pression%20de%20turgescence%20cellulaire
correct, feminine noun
- pression de turgescence des cellules 3, record 3, French, pression%20de%20turgescence%20des%20cellules
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La croissance cellulaire est une déformation irréversible de la cellule. Celle-ci ne peut se réaliser que si sa paroi est susceptible de se déformer. Quelque soit la plasticité(potentialité de déformation irréversible) de la paroi, celle-ci ne peut s’exprimer que si la paroi est soumise à une pression ou à une tension. Expérimentalement, il est possible d’exercer une tension à l'aide d’un extensomètre. "In vivo", c'est la pression interne de la cellule ou pression de turgescence qui effectuera ce rôle. La pression de turgescence est fonction de la différence entre les potentiels hydriques interne et externe. Elle est en première approximation proportionnelle à la différence des pressions osmotiques interne et externe. Il est possible de faire varier la pression de turgescence d’une cellule en faisant varier la pression osmotique du milieu extérieur. 4, record 3, French, - pression%20de%20turgescence
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La croissance d’un tissu végétal dépend de la pression de turgescence exercée dans les cellules et d’une résistance à la déformation située dans les parois. 5, record 3, French, - pression%20de%20turgescence
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Biología vegetal
- Biofísica
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- presión de turgencia
1, record 3, Spanish, presi%C3%B3n%20de%20turgencia
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Presión en el interior de una célula que resulta de la absorción de agua en las vacuolas y la imbibición de agua por el protoplasma. 1, record 3, Spanish, - presi%C3%B3n%20de%20turgencia
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-08-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- acrophase
1, record 4, English, acrophase
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The measure of timing of a rhythm in relation to a defined reference time point selected by the investigator (e.g., local midnight for circadian rhythms). 1, record 4, English, - acrophase
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- acrophase
1, record 4, French, acrophase
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'acrophase est la localisation du sommet de la fonction(sinusoïdale par exemple) utilisée pour l'approximation du rythme. Pour un rythme circadien, l'acrophase correspond à l'heure du pic dans l'échelle des 24 heures; pour un rythme circannuel, l'acrophase est représentée par le jour et le mois dans l'année. 1, record 4, French, - acrophase
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-02-06
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Atomic Physics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- valence bond theory
1, record 5, English, valence%20bond%20theory
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- VB theory 1, record 5, English, VB%20theory
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A method of approximating the total wavefunction of a molecule as a linear combination of functions related to certain pairing of electrons spins. 1, record 5, English, - valence%20bond%20theory
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Physique atomique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- théorie de la liaison de valence
1, record 5, French, th%C3%A9orie%20de%20la%20liaison%20de%20valence
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Méthode d’approximation de la fonction d’onde totale d’une molécule à la combinaison linéaire des fonctions relatives à certains appariements des spins électroniques. 1, record 5, French, - th%C3%A9orie%20de%20la%20liaison%20de%20valence
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2000-12-11
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- acrophase 1, record 6, English, acrophase
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- acrophase
1, record 6, French, acrophase
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Localisation du sommet de la fonction utilisée pour l'approximation du rythme biologique. 1, record 6, French, - acrophase
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Morfología y fisiología general
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- acrofase
1, record 6, Spanish, acrofase
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2000-08-29
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Julia curve
1, record 7, English, Julia%20curve
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- Julia fractal curve 2, record 7, English, Julia%20fractal%20curve
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Self squared Julia curves in the plane (Mandelbrot 1980 m). Introducing a real "mu"=0 ... then a complex "mu" ... opens Pandora's boxes of possibilities, the Julia fractal curves. They satisfy the eye no less than they satisfy the mind. 2, record 7, English, - Julia%20curve
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- courbe de Julia
1, record 7, French, courbe%20de%20Julia
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- courbe fractale de Julia 2, record 7, French, courbe%20fractale%20de%20Julia
correct, proposal, feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Courbe fractale autosimilaire obtenue par l’itération d’une transformation. 3, record 7, French, - courbe%20de%20Julia
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un exemple en est l'approximation de la racine d’une fonction cubique par la méthode de Newton, qui dessine une frontière entre les bassins de trois racines. 3, record 7, French, - courbe%20de%20Julia
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1999-05-25
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Computer Mathematics
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- function
1, record 8, English, function
correct, standardized
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mathematical entity whose value, i.e. the value of the dependent variable, depends in a specified manner on the values of one or more independent variables, not more than one value of the dependent variable corresponding to each permissible combination of values from the respective ranges of the independent variables. 2, record 8, English, - function
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
function: term and definition reproduced with the permission of the copyright holder, the Canadian Standards Association (CSA), 178 Rexdale Blvd., Toronto, Ontario Canada M9W 1R3. However, CSA shall not be responsible for the manner in which the information is presented, nor for any interpretations thereof. This CSA material may not have been updated to reflect amendments subsequently made to the original content. For further information, contact CSA. 3, record 8, English, - function
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques informatiques
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- fonction
1, record 8, French, fonction
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Entité mathématique dont la valeur, c’est-à-dire la valeur de la variable dépendante, dépend des valeurs d’une ou de plusieurs variables indépendantes, de façon qu’une valeur unique de la variable dépendante corresponde à chaque combinaison permise de valeurs des variables indépendantes. 2, record 8, French, - fonction
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fonction : terme normalisé par la CSA. 3, record 8, French, - fonction
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 PHR
définir, générer une fonction. 2, record 8, French, - fonction
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 PHR
fonction circulaire, continue, différentiable, discontinue, douce, linéaire, lisse, mathématique, non rationnelle, polynomiale. 2, record 8, French, - fonction
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 3 PHR
fonction B-spline, de Bézier, de degré supérieur de pondération, de type conventionnel. 2, record 8, French, - fonction
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 4 PHR
approximation des fonctions, continuité d’une fonction, degré, ordre de continuité d’une fonction. 2, record 8, French, - fonction
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1997-03-26
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- stereoelectronic control
1, record 9, English, stereoelectronic%20control
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Control of the nature of the products of a chemical reaction (or of its rate) by stereoelectronic factors. 1, record 9, English, - stereoelectronic%20control
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term is usually applied in the framework of an orbital approximation. The variations of molecular orbital energies with relative nuclear geometry (along a reaction co-ordinate) are then seen as consequences of variations in basis-orbital overlaps. 1, record 9, English, - stereoelectronic%20control
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- contrôle stéréoélectronique
1, record 9, French, contr%C3%B4le%20st%C3%A9r%C3%A9o%C3%A9lectronique
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Contrôle de la nature des produits d’une réaction chimique (ou de sa vitesse) par des facteurs stéréoélectroniques. 2, record 9, French, - contr%C3%B4le%20st%C3%A9r%C3%A9o%C3%A9lectronique
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'expression est généralement appliquée dans le cadre d’une approximation orbitalaire. On considère alors les variations des énergies des orbitales moléculaires en fonction d’une géométrie nucléaire relative(le long d’une coordonnée de réaction) comme des conséquences des variations dans les recouvrements des orbitales de base. 2, record 9, French, - contr%C3%B4le%20st%C3%A9r%C3%A9o%C3%A9lectronique
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1995-11-21
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Geophysics
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- beta plane
1, record 10, English, beta%20plane
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plane which is used to simulate the spherical Earth and in which there is an assumed linear variation of the Coriolis parameter with latitude. 2, record 10, English, - beta%20plane
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Géophysique
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- plan bêta
1, record 10, French, plan%20b%C3%AAta
correct, masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En un lieu, plan théorique tangent à la sphère terrestre dans lequel la force de Coriolis en fonction de la latitude est, par approximation, considérée comme linéaire : elle est égale à F : By + Yo, y étant la latitude. 2, record 10, French, - plan%20b%C3%AAta
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geofísica
Record 10, Main entry term, Spanish
- plano beta
1, record 10, Spanish, plano%20beta
correct, masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 10, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plano en el que hay una supuesta variación lineal del parámetro de Coriolis con la latitud utilizado para simular la esfericidad de la Tierra. 1, record 10, Spanish, - plano%20beta
Record 11 - internal organization data 1992-10-06
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- signature table
1, record 11, English, signature%20table
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An n-dimensional array wherein each dimension of the array corresponds to one of the measured board features of a game board. 2, record 11, English, - signature%20table
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The evaluation function is represented as a hierarchical mosaic of signature tables. 3, record 11, English, - signature%20table
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- table de signatures
1, record 11, French, table%20de%20signatures
correct, feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Samuel a alors l'idée des tables de signatures, tables hiérarchisées qui sont une bonne approximation de la fonction la plus générale. 1, record 11, French, - table%20de%20signatures
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1988-09-26
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- approximation function
1, record 12, English, approximation%20function
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Function which makes a guess at the true value of a node. 1, record 12, English, - approximation%20function
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- fonction d'approximation
1, record 12, French, fonction%20d%27approximation
correct, feminine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
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